The San Diego area thread

[chemman141]

ughh that is terrible.

Since this is a beer forum I think this is a good place to remind everyone to drive safely, have a DD, bike (not while drunk though), or get a car service. While BiL, it is not worth a life.





I don't think I would put it that way. You are making it sound like it was the cop that is at fault for all of this. I am sure the cop is completely devastated by this, and he was just out patrolling and doing his job. It easily could have been a civilian who crashed into a dead car in the middle of a freeway.

True, I guess the article is written very poorly. To me it reads like the cop responding is the one that hit the car. Not just a random cop that happened to be driving through the area.

 

[Abigigail]

Their beers are pretty decent now. I was surprised when I went to the Grantville location. Certainly better than the lower tier.

They brought on the old Mikeller head brewer. From what I understand, he's redo-ing (all) the recipes.

 

[riko1]

I see New English on the Groupon list. I never liked them as much as some here do, but thought they had a decent following. Did their brewer leave or something?

 

[Tyrsis]

I see New English on the Groupon list. I never liked them as much as some here do, but thought they had a decent following. Did their brewer leave or something?

New English actually makes some good beers. Except that BA Brown that is around town right now. That beer is ******* awful

 

[rcubed1]

I see New English on the Groupon list. I never liked them as much as some here do, but thought they had a decent following. Did their brewer leave or something?

Nope. Unless something has changed in the last week or so.

I think they make great beers and have competitive pricing against much larger breweries.

 

[arren]

I see New English on the Groupon list. I never liked them as much as some here do, but thought they had a decent following. Did their brewer leave or something?

New English makes great beers that fall under the radar. Fresh Pure & Simple is legit a top 5 San Diego IPA.

 

[jwacky]

New English makes great beers that fall under the radar. Fresh Pure & Simple is legit a top 5 San Diego IPA.

I picked this up on a whim at Vons one day and was thoroughly surprised how good it was. Probably wasn't the freshest ever, of course. Also, the Groupon comment was partly in jest. Part seriously... put partly not.

 

[DannyFullpint]

I picked this up on a whim at Vons one day and was thoroughly surprised how good it was. Probably wasn't the freshest ever, of course. Also, the Groupon comment was partly in jest. Part seriously... put partly not.

I feel like a sexist fool for now trying New English yet. Everyone talks about how good hey are, and that kingg collab looked so good.

 

[SDBeerInsider]

I feel like a sexist fool for now trying New English yet. Everyone talks about how good hey are, and that kingg collab looked so good.

I’m a big New English fan, doesn’t hurt that they are the closest brewery to my house. Simon is the brewmaster/owner and Mat is the head brewer; Bob is assistant brewer (his brother Craig is the head brewer at Second Chance); Nina (Simon’s wife) is in charge of marketing... great people/great team.

Pure and Simple is an excellent IPA (Citra/Mosaic-dominant) and easy to get pretty fresh around town.... they kill a lot classic styles (Brown, ESB, Porter) and have a growing BA offering; if u don’t like the BA Brown, check out their new BA Bwine and BA Cellar Blend, both were released in the past few weeks.... BiL

 

[SDBeerInsider]

They also have a new seasonal, Training Wheels, which is billed as a session Barleywine (~8%)

 

[arren]

They also have a new seasonal, Training Wheels, which is billed as a session Barleywine (~8%)

 

[jwacky]

They also have a new seasonal, Training Wheels, which is billed as a session Barleywine (~8%)

We should all go buy their Groupon and try it

 

[Sebowski1]

I’m a big New English fan, doesn’t hurt that they are the closest brewery to my house. Simon is the brewmaster/owner and Mat is the head brewer; Bob is assistant brewer (his brother Craig is the head brewer at Second Chance); Nina (Simon’s wife) is in charge of marketing... great people/great team.

Pure and Simple is an excellent IPA (Citra/Mosaic-dominant) and easy to get pretty fresh around town.... they kill a lot classic styles (Brown, ESB, Porter) and have a growing BA offering; if u don’t like the BA Brown, check out their new BA Bwine and BA Cellar Blend, both were released in the past few weeks.... BiL

Need any help picking up all those names you just dropped?

 

[SDBeerInsider]

Need any help picking up all those names you just dropped?

That’s what an insider does

I’ve also met the owner and head brewer of Ocelot before...... speaking of, any chance we get some of those new Talking Backwards cans out here in SD Sebowski ??

 

[Sebowski1]

That’s what an insider does

I’ve also met the owner and head brewer of Ocelot before...... speaking of, any chance we get some of those new Talking Backwards cans out here in SD Sebowski ??

I'll have cans for everyone who made it out to the tap takeover at pizza port for my birthday!

 

[arren]

and another one bites the dust

http://www.westcoastersd.com/2018/01/04/oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend/

 

[chemman141]

and another one bites the dust

http://www.westcoastersd.com/2018/01/04/oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend/

And another who?

 

[reidjoshua1]

Mikkeller opening a tasting room a few doors down from Bolt in LI... So unfortunately, instead of Bolt going under this will bring more customers to them. A few reasons I can only assume they're still in business ...

1. On the same side of the street as BP and at a main intersection of LI. People walk by on the way to BP and see another tasting room so they go inside.
2. Some outside/open air seating
3. They don't know about BCLI.

 

[rcubed1]

and another one bites the dust

http://www.westcoastersd.com/2018/01/04/oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend/

OAW was one of the early breweries I went to on a regular basis. The beer was never great but it was cheap (If you bought their pint glass, it was $3 pints with it) and a good spot to hang out on a Friday afternoon.

But the beer never really improved and there's a ton of competition these days. Probably a sign of more places going under this year.

 

[DannyFullpint]

I had someone try to correct me two weeks ago that San Diego isn't hovering around 120 breweries but more like 155. Jokes on them.

 

[arren]

I had someone try to correct me two weeks ago that San Diego isn't hovering around 120 breweries but more like 155. Jokes on them.

It's so ridiculous to consider this, and think residents boast about this as a point of pride. Just going based on the fact that average is the norm would mean a large amount of these are mediocre at best, a smaller amount a little better than mediocre, and even smaller actually good breweries - leaving a miniscule two or three to really be extraordinary.

From a marketing perspective, it's even more dire too.

 

[sdreaper]

It's so ridiculous to consider this, and think residents boast about this as a point of pride. Just going based on the fact that average is the norm would mean a large amount of these are mediocre at best, a smaller amount a little better than mediocre, and even smaller actually good breweries - leaving a miniscule two or three to really be extraordinary.

From a marketing perspective, it's even more dire too.

Our mediocre and better than mediocre is still considered well above average and great in some states. Obviously where the market isn't over saturated.

 

[DannyFullpint]

Our mediocre and better than mediocre is still considered well above average and great in some states. Obviously where the market isn't over saturated.

Yall are slaying North Dakota.

 

[jwacky]

Our mediocre and better than mediocre is still considered well above average and great in some states. Obviously where the market isn't over saturated.

I'm a bit surprised any time I hear of a new brewery anywhere remotely close to San Diego. We don't need more. We can't really support more. Anyone looking to break in to the biz should consider something unique (cider? sake? mead?) and find a niche, or take the business to a place where there's an actual "need". I obviously don't know how any prospective brewery owner thinks, but it seems like the business side of all of this is overlooked.

 

[DannyFullpint]

I'm a bit surprised any time I hear of a new brewery anywhere remotely close to San Diego. We don't need more. We can't really support more. Anyone looking to break in to the biz should consider something unique (cider? sake? mead?) and find a niche, or take the business to a place where there's an actual "need". I obviously don't know how any prospective brewery owner thinks, but it seems like the business side of all of this is overlooked.

And that's why the big bold shiny Melvin Brewing deal is a head scratcher.

 

[arren]

And that's why the big bold shiny Melvin Brewing deal is a head scratcher.

Isn't the brewery a former Pizza Port guy? Wouldn't be surprised if he just wants to come home.

On that note Melvin is probably the one non-local brewery I drank the most of last year. Have a real fondness for their OG West Coast IPAs.

 

[DannyFullpint]

Isn't the brewery a former Pizza Port guy? Wouldn't be surprised if he just wants to come home.

On that note Melvin is probably the one non-local brewery I drank the most of last year. Have a real fondness for their OG West Coast IPAs.

I know, everyone loves Melvin. Classic IPA, super kewel marketing. But again, plopping into a nearly bursted market is weird but calculated.

 

[jwacky]

I know, everyone loves Melvin. Classic IPA, super kewel marketing. But again, plopping into a nearly bursted market is weird but calculated.

A little different when the place is already well-established, IMO. Their distributing here now - and I assume everywhere else they're considering for second/third/etc locations - so just the fact that they'd be making it here (and the other soon-to-be locations) could save them a ton. I was thinking more along the lines of these start-ups being in a bad spot here. Go somewhere beer isn't.

 

[souredstouts]

and another one bites the dust

http://www.westcoastersd.com/2018/01/04/oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend/

Still see bottles of their beer sitting around here in North county.

 

[rcubed1]

I think there is more room for brewpubs than there are for just breweries. More places with a food option would be welcome.